Party Ideology In Britain

240 Pages·1989·8.055 MB·English

by  Leonard James Tivey, Anthony Wright

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Party Ideology in Britain
The experience of the Thatcher years has highlighted the crucial role
of ideology in the British political process. This wide-ranging introduc¬
tion therefore presents an approach to the study of British politics which
is distinctive in its focus on political ideas, rather than on the more
familiar organizational basis of party politics. It sets out to explore what
the major political traditions in Britain stand for, both in terms of general
ideas and in relation to key policy areas.
The contributors examine the nature of political ideology in Britain
in the period since 1945, as revealed by the party system, and discuss
the way in which general ideological positions have been related to policy
and practice. Each of the major national party traditions is examined,
showing how contemporary party thinkers have sought to apply and adapt
the historic principles of their parties in the face of social change,
economic problems and international developments.
By putting ideology into its partisan forms, this book throws new light
on the parties, their conflicts and their ideas, and provides an excellent
introductory account of the politics of ideas in modem Britain.
The Editors
Leonard Tivey is Head of the Department of Political Science and Inter¬
national Studies at the University of Birmingham, where Anthony Wright
is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the School of Continuing Studies.
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Party Ideology in Britain
Edited by
Leonard Tivey
Anthony Wright
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ROUTLEDGE ^
London and New York
First published 1989
by Routledge
11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE
29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001
© 1989 Leonard Tivey and Anthony Wright
Phototypeset in lOpt Times by
Mews Photosetting, Beckenham, Kent
Printed and bound in Great Britain by
Mackays of Chatham PLC, Chatham, Kent
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be
reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or
by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now
known or hereafter invented, including photocopying
and recording, or in any information storage or
retrieval system, without permission in writing from
the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Party ideology in Britain edited by
Leonard Tivey and Anthony Wright.
1. Great Britain. Political parties
1. Tivey, Leonard, 1926- 11. Wright,
Anthony, 1948-
324.241
ISBN 0-415-02307-6
ISBN 0-415-02308-4 (Pb)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Party ideology in Britain / edited by Leonard Tivey and Anthony
Wright.
p. cm.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-415-02307-6. - ISBN 0-415-02308-4 (pbk.)
1. Political parties — Great Britain. 2. Right and left (Political
science) 1. Tivey, Leonard James, 1926- 11. Wright, Anthony,
1948- .
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